Bella Point Bridgton

    186 Portland Road, US-302, Bridgton, ME, 04009
    2.8 · 13 reviews
    • Assisted living
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    2.0

    Friendly staff but serious neglect

    I had a deeply mixed experience. Many staff were kind, friendly and professional and parts of the facility were clean and well organized, but I also saw serious neglect - poor care, infrequent showers, residents left in bed or unfed, soiled bathrooms, a missing resident and a fall - and management was unresponsive with poor communication. I'd only consider this place for a short stay, not long-term care.

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    2.77 · 13 reviews

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      3.0
    • Staff

      3.2
    • Meals

      2.5
    • Amenities

      2.8
    • Value

      2.8

    Pros

    • Kind, caring and professional staff
    • Polite and easy-to-talk-with employees
    • Staff who appear to genuinely care about residents
    • Very clean and organized facility (per some reviewers)
    • Good food and meal service (per some reviewers)
    • Helpful and friendly environment
    • Several reviewers would recommend the facility

    Cons

    • Staff neglect and poor quality of care reported
    • Residents left unmonitored or missing for hours
    • Falls, injuries, and other safety incidents reported
    • Infrequent showers and inadequate personal hygiene care
    • Unsanitary bathrooms and restroom incidents (feces on toilet)
    • Residents not fed or left in bed all day
    • Inconsistent cleanliness across reports
    • Unresponsive management and poor communication with families
    • Rude or unsafe staff reported by some reviewers
    • Short-stay incidents raising concerns about reliability

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment is mixed and highly polarized: multiple reviewers praise the staff, cleanliness, organization, and dining, while several others describe serious care failures, safety incidents, and poor management communication. The reviews cluster into two clear camps—those who had positive, reassuring experiences characterized by attentive and compassionate staff and a clean, well-run facility, and those who experienced neglectful, unsafe, or unsanitary conditions that raise significant concerns about resident safety and consistent care standards.

    Care quality and safety are the most significant themes. Positive reviews describe "wonderful care," staff who "care about patients," and professional, thoughtful interactions. In contrast, negative reviews report severe lapses: a resident being unaccounted for for hours, falls and injuries, sunburn/head burn, tics noted without apparent timely intervention, residents not checked during meals with late discovery of issues, and explicit statements that residents were "not fed" or "left in bed all day." Several comments about infrequent showers and poor personal hygiene care further indicate that basic activities of daily living (ADLs) may be inconsistently supported. These kinds of incidents—especially an unmonitored resident and falls—are red flags for safety and supervision problems.

    Staff behavior and consistency show a clear split. Many reviewers use words like kind, polite, friendly, helpful, and professional to describe front-line caregivers and say they would recommend the facility. These positive reports emphasize compassion and good communication at the staff level. However, other accounts describe rude staff, neglectful behavior, and a perception of unsafe care. The coexistence of strong praise and serious criticism suggests substantial variability in staff performance that could be due to differences between shifts, units, individual caregivers, or changes over time.

    Facility cleanliness and environment are similarly mixed. Several reviewers explicitly call the facility "very clean and organized," while others report dirty bathrooms, unsanitary conditions, and a specific mention of feces on a toilet and other "restroom incidents." Because cleanliness affects infection control and comfort, these contradictory reports point to inconsistency in housekeeping or oversight rather than uniformly good or bad facility standards.

    Dining and basic services are mostly viewed positively by some reviewers who mention good food, but other comments directly contradict that by saying residents were not fed. This again underscores variability in service delivery—meals may be adequate when staff levels and routines are maintained, but problems arise when staffing or procedures break down.

    Management and communication appear to be recurrent weaknesses. Multiple reviewers mention an unresponsive or inaccessible director, unreturned phone messages, and poor communication with families. Even when front-line staff are praised, poor management responsiveness undermines trust and makes it difficult for families to address concerns or get timely information about incidents.

    Patterns and implications: the reviews indicate a bifurcated experience—some residents and families consistently experience high-quality, compassionate care in a clean environment, while others experience neglectful care, safety incidents, and poor hygiene. The most serious issues are safety-related (missing resident, falls) and hygiene-related (unsanitary bathrooms, lack of showers), both of which merit immediate attention from facility leadership and regulatory oversight. The variability suggests systemic issues such as inconsistent staffing levels, uneven training, or lapses in supervisory oversight rather than uniformly poor or uniformly excellent performance.

    For prospective residents and families, the reviews imply that due diligence is important: ask specific questions about staffing ratios and supervision, inquire how the facility handles incidents and communicates with families, observe cleanliness of bathrooms and resident rooms, and request references from families of current or recent residents. For current families, documented, timely communication with management and escalation when incidents occur will be crucial. Leadership needs to address the reported safety and hygiene incidents and improve responsiveness to families to reconcile the facility’s positive aspects with the serious negative reports documented in these summaries.

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    About Bella Point Bridgton

    Bella Point Bridgton sits in a country-like setting with space for 57 residents, offering both assisted living and independent living services, and the staff aims to create a home-like, calm place, although there've been falls and some people think care isn't always good enough, and you'll find rooms that are roomy-some even doubled, where folks can bring in items that remind them of their old homes, plus bathrooms and places to sit and chat with others or with staff if someone wants. There's memory care for those with dementia or Alzheimer's, and the building has outdoor spaces, well-kept gardens, a fish tank, a big dining room, and several living rooms and lounges for reading, watching TV, or just sitting quietly, and residents get meals cooked for them, daily housekeeping, laundry, and local rides into town for errands or appointments. Bella Point Bridgton is part of the DLTC Healthcare network, which runs several communities, and the staff covers all hours, offering personalized care plans, medication help, and support with things like bathing or getting dressed, and there's always someone on hand if help's needed. Folks can join activities like exercise, music, crafts, and outings, and there's a strong focus on health, comfort, and giving options for people who want to take part or just rest. The place also offers unique services like Home Care and Respite Care, plus a wide range of other programs across Maine, from therapeutic boarding schools and various rehab centers-including the Neurorestorative Sebago Ranch and Neurorestorative Sebago House-to pain management, neurological rehab, LGBTQ+ and veterans rehab, addiction treatment, faith-based support, eating disorder care, and wilderness therapy, so it serves a broad mix of needs. For community-minded people, there're group events, shared meals, and spacious areas meant to help everyone feel welcome and engaged, whether someone needs skilled nursing, memory support, or just prefers independent living with a bit of help now and then.

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